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Atharva Veda 9.5.10 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 10

Sukta 5

अ॒जस्त्रि॑ना॒के त्रि॑दि॒वे त्रि॑पृ॒ष्ठे नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठे द॑दि॒वांसं॑ दधाति । पञ्चौ॑दनो ब्र॒ह्मणे॑ दी॒यमा॑नो वि॒श्वरू॑पा धे॒नुः का॑म॒दुघा॒स्येका॑

ajás trínāke trídive trípṛṣṭhe nā́kasya pṛṣṭhé dadivā́ṃsaṃ dadhāti | páñcā́udano brā́hmaṇe dīyámāno viśvárūpā dhenúḥ kā́madughā́sy ékā ||

The Unborn, in the threefold heaven, in the threefold sky, upon the triple summit, sets the giver on the back of heaven. The Fivefold Rice, when it is bestowed upon the Brāhmaṇa, is for him one wish-milking Cow, of all forms, yielding every desire.

അജൻ (അജസ്ത്രി) ത്രിവിധ സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ, ത്രിവിധ ദ്യൗവിൽ, ത്രിവിധ ശിഖരത്തിൽ—സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിന്റെ പൃഷ്ഠത്തിൽ ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നു. പഞ്ചൗദനം ബ്രാഹ്മണനു ദാനമായി നൽകുമ്പോൾ, അത് അവനു വിശ്വരൂപയായ, കാമദുഘയായ—എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും ദോഹിക്കുന്ന ഏക ധേനുവായി മാറുന്നു.

अजस्त्रिणाwith/through the unceasing (one)
अजस्त्रिणा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
नाकेin heaven, in the celestial realm
नाके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिदिवेin the threefold heaven
त्रिदिवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिपृष्ठेon the three-backed (region)
त्रिपृष्ठे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootत्रिपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
नाकस्यof heaven
नाकस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
पृष्ठेon the back/surface
पृष्ठे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
ददिवांसम्the giver; one who has given
ददिवांसम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootदा (धातु) → ददिवांस् (कृदन्त, परिपूर्ण/भूतकृत् ‘having given’)
दधातिplaces, sets, establishes
दधाति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
पञ्चौदनःthe fivefold rice-dish (pañcāudana offering)
पञ्चौदनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चौदन (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणेto/for Brahman (the sacred power/priesthood)
ब्रह्मणे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
दीयमानःbeing given, being bestowed
दीयमानः:
Kartā (of passive sense: ‘being given’)
TypeParticiple
Rootदा (धातु) → दीयमान (कृदन्त, कर्मणि-वर्तमान कृदन्त)
विश्व-रूपाof all forms, manifold
विश्व-रूपा:
Viśeṣaṇa (of ‘धेनुः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
धेनुःcow
धेनुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
काम-दुघाwish-milking, granting desires
काम-दुघा:
Viśeṣaṇa (of ‘धेनुः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootकामदुघा (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
एकाone, single
एका:
Viśeṣaṇa (of ‘धेनुः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (per AVŚ 9.5 Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Ajá (Unborn) / Pañcāudana; prosperity as kāmadughā dhenū.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/irregular triṣṭubh.

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shringara

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